Recent content by kootenay

Yeah that would work, only other thing I could think of is leaving it at the front desk of the high school in Castlegar, my mom works there. I am pm'd you.

Ahh yeah the crazy firewood dude....haha. He would probably snatch it up faster than I could blink and add it to his hoarding piles! On a serious note it would be awesome of you to send that over! It's crazy how hard its been to find anything over here.

Hey thanks a lot for these tips, much appreciated! I think the slip pot may be the best plan right now as I do want to develop this tree. My biggest issue right now is I have searched high and low locally to find suitable potting medium, but I can't find anything. I have called all the local...

Thank you very one for the welcome back and the info! The info is greatly appreciated as I just want to make sure I have the best chance going forward as I can! Can anyone recommend me a fertilizer to use? I'll be sure to put everyone's tips into practice and post updates as the tree progresses!

Its been abnormally hot here already. I was already in swiming in the lake last weekend....haha

Hey everyone I popped my head in here last year when I was trying to start my own trees from seeds, needless to say I failed. This year I am out looking for a mother's day gift for my mom and I come across I nice looking Shimpaku so I decided to grab it. I still really have no idea what I am...

Hahaha all good, we do like a secret Santa type thing with half the family. Ok, well I will start the look out then and see what I can find for sure. I don't think the whole dig thing will be an issue as Nelson is famous for its 100+ "illegally" dug and built mountain bike trails which are all...

K-town or Kelowna as you call it is only about 3 hours from me. I am 32 for reference and spend many of my summers alone on the woods...lol Mainly flyfishing though. When walking alone in the woods, what would I be looking for? Anything smallish at all? Are any pines better that others? Sorry, I...

Hello Everyone, So I kind of put it out there pre-xmas that I wanted to start getting into bonsai this upcoming year. I wanted to do something new that was out of the normal for me I guess. I don't really have any growing experience to speak of, but the idea of growing and caring for a bonsai...